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A small earthquake occurred on Mon May 4, 2020 at about 21:11:18 CDT (May 5, 2020 02:11:18 UTC) 2.32 km south of Laurel Park, NC. The magnitude was 2.1.

    Origin Time: 2020/05/05 02:11:18.2900
      Magnitude: 2.1
     Hypocenter: 35.29150 deg latitude -82.51317 deg longitude 
          Depth: 10.510 km
   Number Picks: 13
     Number Sta: 007
Closest Station: 24.00 km
            RMS: 0.20 sec
            Gap: 98.00 deg
            seh: 0.92 km
            sez: 2.90 km
        magtype: d
        Quality: 0.50
           evid: 60105323

For more information about this earthquake, see the entry in the ANSS Comprehensive Catalog.

This is a preliminary location and magnitude determined by CERI using data provided by the Advanced National Seismic System and cooperating partners. The magnitude and location may change slightly as more data become available.